Claudia Procula
| Claudia Procula | |
|---|---|
 The dream of Pilate's wife by Alphonse Franois | |
| Revered by | Orthodox Church Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
| Day | October 27 (Orthodox Church) June 25 (Ethiopian Orthodox Church) |
| Servant of God Venerable Happy St. | |
The wife of Pontius Pilate (in Latin : is not named in the New Testament where it appears only once in the Gospel according to Matthew. The subsequent Christian tradition refers to as the Proclamation or Claudia Procula .
Summary |
Biblical and apocryphal
In the New Testament , only the evangelist Matthew refers to the wife of Pontius Pilate. It sends a message to her husband asking him not to condemn Jesus to death:
"But while he sat in court, his wife sent him:" Do you meddle with the case of this just because today I was very affected in a dream because of him. " "
- Gospel of Matthew, chapter 27, verse 19.
The Acts of Pilate , Gospel Apocryphal the fourth century , present a more detailed version of the episode of the dream :
"This show filled Pilate with fear. He would descend from his rostrum. Scarcely had he sketched the movement, a message reached him from his wife, saying: "Let there be nothing between you and this fair. Because I suffered a lot tonight because of him. " Pilate then spoke to all Jews and told them: "You know the devotion of my wife and know she is not far from sharing your faith." They told him: "Yes, we know." Pilate answered, "Well, my wife sends me a message: Let there be nothing between you and this fair. Because last night I suffered greatly because of him. " The Jews say to Pilate: "Did we not know? He is a magician, he sent a dream to your wife! ""
- Chapter 2, verse 1.
According to this apocryphal Pilate and his wife then grieve the death of Jesus (c. 11, v.2).
Theological Interpretations
Most Christian authors attribute the dream of Claudia Procula to divine intervention, but others see the mark of Satan , who wanted to thwart the redemption In art Pilate's wife was often but not always, been represented in medieval scenes with her husband, usually standing behind him and sometimes whispering something in his ear . It is one of the main characters of the Mysteries of York ( in ) where it is designated as the Procula . His dream is dictated by the devil , who thinks first, thinking that if Jesus died, he, the devil loses his grip on the souls of men. So he tries to convince her that Jesus is innocent and that if convicted, she and Pilate will lose their social position. She wakes up and sends a message to her husband, but Anan and Caiaphas manage to convince him that she had this dream because Jesus has used witchcraft. Pilate's wife also appears in literary works, films, television films and stage plays later. Charlotte Bronte wrote the poem Pilate's Wife's Dream in 1846 . She also appears in the novel by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt The Gospel According to Pilate References
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